The
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Tuesday said Channels Television has apologised for breaching the country’s broadcasting code.
NBC’s Director of Public Affairs, Franca Aiyetan, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ms Aiyetan said the commission’s letter to the TV station was a
‘regulatory instrument’ to check the excesses of the station called ‘the bridge letter’ and was not to suspend it.
She said that the intent of the letter ”was neither to close down nor sanction the station, rather it was meant to draw the station’s attention to its breach of the broadcasting code,” adding that “the station has accordingly apologised’’.
Nigeria may spend over N540bn on COVID-19 vaccines
• FG reveals plan to immunise over 120 million Nigerians
• Minister, top health officials meet NASS Monday over funding
Our correspondents
NIGERIA may spend about $1.4bn (N540.4bn, at the official exchange rate of $1: N386) to procure and distribute 218,400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines,
Sunday PUNCH has learnt.
The figure is based on estimates of the World Health Organisation as regards the total amount of funds that Africa would need to pursue a vaccination drive.
According to the WHO, Africa will need at least $9bn (N3.4tn) to procure and distribute 1.4 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
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